For those of you who consider the Grammys an actual, legitimate measure of musical talent (Simpsons fans, please sit down), you may like to check out the just-announced full list of this year's nominees. For everyone else, here's a small sampling of what to care just a little bit about.
Tina Fey: Liz Lemon herself is bringing some star power to the often-overlooked "Best Spoken Word Album" for the audio book version of her memoir Bossypants. If she wins, she'll just have to watch out for Tracy Jordan swooping in to steal her statue to complete his EGOT.
Kanye: They're keeping him away from the big awards (and Taylor Swift) this year, so we just might get to see a meltdown to the tune of "I CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS ONLY NOMINATED FOR BEST RAP PERFORMANCE AND BEST RAP SONG WHERE'S MY MOTHERF*CKING BEST ALBUM AWARD." If we're lucky.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone: The pottymouthed duo that took Broadway by storm with Book Of Mormon are squaring off against Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe for a "Best Musical Theater Album," thus setting the framework for the most epic polygamist vs. wizard battle ever seen.
Foo Fighters: Okay, fine, you don't have to care too much about this one. But the "Best Rock Album" category is always a wash and at least Dave Grohl and company still sort of have it.
And now, a few words from Eddie Vedder:
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If it weren't for Phil Collins, Trey Parker would be in line for the EGOT this year.
grandeur1
is summoning my inner hipster to say... I was listening to Bon Iver before it was cool. 2008 baby
Dirk
Oh brother. I can't believe you just pulled the "I was listening to them back in..." thing. With the Grammy's no less.
sundropforever
it's a good thing to pull when bon iver is puzzlingly nominated for "best new artist."
J_Temperance
I'll out hipster all your fucking lame asses, Bob Mould, from a band you may (or may not) have heard of, Husker Du, is on the Foo Fighter's album. That a direct line to hardcore punk 1979 and the post punk 80's bitches. Hipster bonus, he wrote the Daily Show theme, bonus, he wrote for WWF, bonus, Sugar's "Copper Blue" was a great follow up to Husker Du, SST, blah, blah, blah.
AND, I'm too much of a slacker to figure out how to make the two dots above the "u" in Husker Du.
imadick
so now that little hipster's out, are you like inside-out person, skin on the inside, muscles and blood on the outside?
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